chirr 1 of 2

noun

ˈchər How to pronounce chirr (audio)
Definition of chirrnext
as in hum
a monotonous sound like that of an insect in motion the chirr of dragonflies

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chirr

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verb

as in to hum

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chirr
  1. hum
  2. whir
  3. purr
  4. whisper
  5. rustle
  6. hiss
  7. murmur
  8. drone
Noun
  • Syrian natives Karam and Noor have spent long days this summer sitting in the respite of their small New Haven apartment, listening to the gentle buzz of the air conditioner and the hum of Karam’s dialysis machine.
    — Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Scattered on the dunes, the surviving population of Gaza was reduced to bare existence, subject to unrelenting hunger and thirst under the ever-present hum of killer drones and bomber jets.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
Definition of hum
Verb
  • Well, for one thing, the NFL machine will begin to whir next week.
    — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • Angela George The voting machines are whirring at a clip, which in turn makes the pace of the afternoon feel fast.
    — Angela George, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 8 July 2026
Definition of whir
Noun
  • Wafting odors of 100-octane gasoline and rumbling purrs of V8 engines punched through the overcast morning at Sonoma Raceway on Saturday as the Velocity Invitational car meet entered its second day.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 31 May 2026
  • But a growing body of research suggests some of the most therapeutic sounds on earth are already in your home — your cat’s purr, rain on the window, birdsong outside.
    — Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 May 2026
Definition of purr
Verb
  • From the United States losing in the round of 16 after the whole Folarin Balogun saga, to Argentina eventually going down to Spain in the final, the outcomes on the field in the end minimized whispers about potential FIFA meddling.
    — Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • All of which hugs closely to the skin for a cologne that whispers rather than shouts.
    — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 31 July 2026
Definition of whisper
Noun
  • All were filled with Chenier’s murmuring accordion, the rustle of a washboard player and slinky grooves.
    — Kevin McKeough, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2026
  • Everything is quiet apart from the rustle of leaves and the gentle murmur of voices from the bar.
    — Irenie Forshaw, TheWeek, 19 Mar. 2026
Definition of rustle
Verb
  • Wynn said the alligator started to get agitated and even opened its mouth and hissed at her.
    — Steven Yablonski, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
  • The complete assembly weighs just enough for the Madagascar hissing cockroach, a species favored for cyborg research because of its large size, robustness, and wingless body, to carry without significantly impairing its movement.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 July 2026
Definition of hiss
Verb
  • Or at least squeezed in a solid couch nap with baseball/golf/soccer/primo history programming murmuring in the background.
    — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 22 June 2026
  • Yoon murmurs something into her ear.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
Definition of murmur
Verb
  • The mics do a good job of cutting out droning background noise.
    — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 8 July 2026
  • Usually, the town’s namesake island, far down in downstate Illinois, is quiet enough to hear the hum of the barges droning along the Mississippi River.
    — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Definition of drone
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